A Celebs.com Original interview with Angelina Jolie (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Lara Croft, Gia, Girl Interrupted) from the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at which Jolie was attending in support of Brad Pitt‘s Desert Palm Achievement Award, as well as promoting her directorial debut, “In the Land of Blood and Honey.”

At the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival, Celebs.com’s own Angela Bakke interviewed Jeff Goldblum, and the “Jurassic Park” actor recounted a story about Glenn Close — to whom he presented the Career Achievement Award at the gala — in which he first recognized Glenn Close’s talent.

While headed to the set of 1983′s “The Big Chill,” Goldblum and Close were seated next to each other on the plane. The two got to talking:

She was talking about this life experience, and she suddenly became emotional. She got teary, and a tear went down her cheek, and she said, “I’m sorry, I was just [thinking] about something,” and she did it in such a way that I got moved, I got a little weepy myself, inexplicably.

Around all of that, I thought to myself, “This is a person that’s so deep and interesting, and what a sweet, warm, gracious, classy but down-to-earth, authentic, soulful person this is. And as long as she’s in this movie, this could be something good to be hooked up with, and I’ll bet over the years, I might see her do acting that is uncommonly deep and gorgeous.”

Of course, his prediction came true. Check out Jeff Goldblum’s full interview with Celebs.com here.

A Celebs.com Original interview with Jeff Goldblum (The Fly, Jurassic Park) from the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at which Goldblum presented the Career Achievement Award to actress Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction, 101 Dalmations, Albert Nobbs).

Inside the event, Close mimicked how it would be if she were accepting the award as her “101 Dalmations” character Cruella DeVille, and pondered what it would be like if she were in this room with Clooney and Pitt as her “Fatal Attraction” femme fatale.

A Celebs.com Original interview with Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Batman, The Contender, Immortal Beloved, Dracula) from the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at which Oldman received the International Star of the Year Award, presented by Adrien Brody.

Inside, after a reel ran of Oldman’s work, Brody simply exclaimed, “Holy sh*t! That’s a reel!” George Clooney told Oldman, “Whatever you do, just keep acting. Keep f*cking it up for the rest of us.”

Celebs.com’s Angela Bakke also interviewed George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Jeff Goldblum on the red carpet, so click through the names to check out our red carpet coverage!

The Palm Springs International Film Festival continues through January 16, 2012
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